PCW Live: The Sneetches
Atwell with Natalya
Hayley stands next to Natalya, ready to ask questions and figure out what’s going on. However, Natalya had other ideas. As Hayley tries to speak, the third-generation superstar snatched the mic and shoved the brunette aside. Natalya looks straight into the camera and smirks. “Arisa may still hold the Heart of PCW Championship, but I still have my points. Sweeneymania is coming up and I’ll gladly test my grit against Arisa Hoshiki yet again. I was moments away from capturing the gold and I’d be standing here as a multi-time champion if it wasn’t for you...Frankie.”
The camera slowly pans in as Neidhart’s expression turns sour. Her usual smile melted into an ugly frown as she looks to the screen with animosity. She scoffed at the thought of her former tag partner and grins suddenly. “You’d like to think you’re the hero in all of this, but you know as well as I do that you’re the one who betrayed me. I have been trying to help you survive in PCW since day one as both your mentor and friend. All I tried to do was help you and you just spit it back in my face!” She starts to laugh a bit before shaking her head.
“If you so badly want a fight to test if you’ve learned anything while you’ve been under my wing? Go for it. Prove to me that you’re as good as you think you are, Frankie. Prove to everybody that the student has outdone the teacher... Come find me, bitch, and see if you’re really as tough as you pretend to—“ Natalya had no time to finish as she is tackled to the floor by her former partner. Frankie lets out a hellish scream as she throws fist after fist to the face. She tries to drag Natalya off the floor, but Neidhart uses her momentum to slam the woman’s back into the wall. Natalya yanks her by the hair and slams the face into the wall.
Frankie is dazed and Natalya drags her towards a table. She looks to force the woman up on her shoulders, but Frankie drives a forearm into the back and knees Natalya in the face. Security was racing towards their location, but not before Frankie races in to lift the woman off her feet. She turns to drop Natalya onto the table with a spine buster. The blonde was out of it as Frankie stood over her nearly unconscious body. “Next week. Tables match.” Frankie shoves last security with a small taste of victory on her mind as paramedics check on Natalya.
Logan Square Auditorium
Tyler Breeze vs Fire Ant
The two men go at it with all they’ve got. It wasn’t their first meeting and it showed as Ant dodges the Beauty Shot. He gets behind Breeze and connects with the backstabber as the former champion stands to his feet. Fire Ant quickly climbs to the top and looks for a crossbody as Tyler stands, but Breeze sidesteps him in time. He races in for dropkick to the side of the head and hooks the leg for a two count. Tyler has him up by the arm and twists it before getting the knee to the gut. He looks to climb the ropes, but Ant kicks the ropes force breeze down, neck crashing into the top rope. Tyler topples to the outside.
Ant gets on the apron and races in for the double knees to Tyler. He had the blonde up and tries to whip him into the ring, but Tyler reverse and sends Ant towards the steps. Fire Ant leaps onto the steps and Breeze tries to swipe the legs. Ant steps on it and kicks the face back before moonsaulting onto Breeze. He sends Tyler in for the two count pin. Fire Ant drags Tyler to the corner and gets multiple kicks to the chest before looking for the monkey flip. Tyler manages to hold him up and drops back to send the face into the turnbuckle. Breeze tries to roll him up, but Ant rolls through and reversed it. One...two—Tyler kicks out.
Ant superkicks the jaw and double stomps the chest down to the mat. He tries to climb up high, looking for the frog splash. He lands it and hooks the leg. One...two...t—Tyler still kicks out. Fire Ant has him up and tries for the neckbreaker, but Breeze counters with the backslide. One...two...th—Ant kicks out, but Tyler catches him with a jumping knee. He quickly follows up with the Beauty Shot to capture the victory and earn his seventh point.
Austin Aries vs Priscilla Kelly (With Enigma)
Priscilla locks up with Aries, but he has the technical advantage, getting the wrist lock. He then snapmares Kelly and connects with a kick to the back of the head for a one count. Enigma watches on with great interest as Austin tries to put Kelly away. He looks to go up high at one point, but Priscilla manages to roll out of range. Austin tries to follow up, but Enigma’s presence keeps him on high alert and it costs him as Kelly gets the codebreaker. She hooks the legs. One...two...—Aries kicks out.
Priscilla has him up and whips him into the ropes for a clothesline, but he counters with a crucifix pin. One...two—Kelly kicks out. She misses another clothesline and he gets the backbreaker. As Priscilla slowly stands, Austin looks for the discus clothesline, but she blocks it and kicks the gut. Enigma looks on as Kelly drags him to the corner for the tornado DDT to hook both legs. He still kicks out at two.
She tries to follow up, but Austin suddenly locks in the armbar. She tries to escape, but he brings her down to the mat to add more pressure. Priscilla tries to drag herself to the ropes, but Enigma makes eye contact with her and smiles. The succubus’s eyes glow with a blue light and she suddenly escapes the hold. Austin backs away from her as intricate patterns of white lines appear in her skin. He stares her down and reaches into his trunks for the elixir he took from Vipress. He drinks it down and his own eyes glow an eerie red.
Enigma looks on with interest as Aries tackles Kelly to the ground. He slams his forearms into her face with an unearthly rage. He drags the woman up by the hair, but Kelly claws the eyes in an instant. As he’s blinded, she uses her newfound speed to take him down with a huracarrana. Enigma smiles as Kelly follows up with running knee to the face for a two-count. She looks to finish it off with the octopus hold, but Austin battles his way out of it and drops the woman with a side slam. As she stands, he gets the discus clothesline to put her away for the victory.
Enigma starts to clap her hands slowly, clearly unfazed by his victory. They locked gazes for a moment before she looked to the stage. Circus stood beside Vipress with an empty stare. Austin stared back with a mixture of confusion and rage. Enigma recaptured his attention by slamming her hand on the mat. He stared at her with a barely contained fury and she shakes a finger. “Careful, Ram. You don’t want to lose those horns too early.”
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Atwell with Rocket Stars
Jenny and Arisa stand side-by-side as Hayley looks to the camera with a wide grin. “Ladies and gentlemen, Rocket Stars! Let’s start with you, Arisa, because you have defended your championship twice now. Unfortunately, they did not end quite like you planned, but you still remain the Heart of PCW Champion.”
“I wish that it could have been settled more professionally and definitely, but I know both Frankie and Natalya won’t stop at just one match. They will challenge me again eventually and I will be ready. For now, they have personal issues they need to work out and while they do that, I am willing to face anybody on the roster for my title. This championship is easily forgotten and I want PCW to know that I can, and will, bring prestige to the championship.”
Hayley nods and gives her another smile. “You say you would face anybody. Theoretically speaking, if Jenny were ever to acquire the points...”
“I would face her with equal vigour. My partner would be my toughest challenge yet, as she knows me like the back of her hand. I know her, too, and I would do my best to retain against her just like anybody else.” Hoshiki shares a smile with Blake and Hayley shifts her attention to Jenny.
“Speaking of Jenny, you had a rough return last week against MJF. How are you feeling?”
“It sucks when random people get in the way, but my return match didn’t ruin the feeling of excitement I get in the ring. I’m ready to face whoever Taya wants to throw at me and make up for it. I want to be able to face Melissa for her title. All I need are seven points and I know I can achieve them in time. I just need the opportunity.”
“Do you think Taya will grant you that opportunity?”
“Not without some sneaky tactic on her end, but I’m ready for whatever she throws in my way. I am going to Sweeneymania. She can’t stop me from shining bright and blasting off to the top of the pyramid. Just you wait! Rocket Stars are going to be the top champions in PCW.”
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Melissa Santos vs Mitchell Knight
Knight gets the armlock early on and flips Santos with the arm drag. He gets the enzuigiri as she tries to stand and the champion rolls away into the ropes. Mitchell quickly looks for the baseball slide in the back to send her to the floor. As he hops onto the apron, Santos uses the apron to stand and grabs the leg as he tries for a superkick. She yanks him down onto his back and climbs the apron for a double footstomp to the chest. Mitchell rolls into the ring and she hooks both legs. One...two—he kicks out.
Melissa yanks him up and whips him into the ropes for the huracarrana and sends him flying. Mitchell crawls into the corner and she gets the corner hip attack before following up with a running bulldog to the mat. Melissa looks to springboard off the ropes with a moonsault and lands it for another pin. Knight still kicks out. She tries for another moonsault, but he rolls out the way and races in with a flying knee to the back of her head. He rolls her over for a two count.
Knight yanks her up and looks for the stalling suplex, but she battles her way out of it. She tries to counter into a neckbreaker, but he gets the backslide pin. One...two...t—she kicks out and makes him eat a knee to the gut. She tosses him forward and he rolls through before Santos kicks the back of the head. She has him up and tries for a belly-to-side suplex, but he fights his way out and gets the hip toss. Santos slowly stands and he catches her with a swift kick to the skull before catching her with the Opal Miner to get the upset against the champion. Knight helps her up after the match and shakes her hand to show respect as he earns six points.
Scarlett Bordeaux vs Alexa Bliss
Bordeaux and Alexa lock up and Bliss is taken down with a trip of the legs. Bordeaux turns around to smack her ass, mocking Bliss as she blows a kiss to the crowd next. Alexa kicks the woman forward in the ass and Scarlett makes her pay with a dropkick to the face for a pin. Alexa kicks out immediately, but Bordeaux has by the hair and slams the head into the mat. She then mounts the smaller woman and licks the palm of her hand slowly before smacking Bliss across the face. Bliss is stunned as Scarlett stands to her feet, pretending to kick dust on the woman.
Alexa gets to her feet and shakes off the shock before locking up with Bordeaux again. Alexa gets the arm behind the back and smacks the back of Bordeaux’s head before shoving her forward. Scarlett looks to retaliate with a clothesline, but Alexa catches her with a neckbreaker. She gets to her feet and rebounds off the ropes for a backhand spring into the standing moonsault for the cover. One...two—Scarlett kicks out. Alexa stands to her feet as Scarlett sits up and kicks the back hard. She then rebounds off the ropes for a neck twist to the champion. As Bordeaux is down, Alexa has her arms in the air with a wide grin on her face.
Bordeaux rolls her up, but Bliss kicks out at one. She slaps Bordeaux across the face to stun her before getting the snap DDT. Bliss looks to go up high for the Twisted Bliss, but Scarlett is on her in a second. She stops Bliss in her tracks and the two battle it out on the turnbuckle. Alexa manages to elbow Scarlett down to the mat, but Bordeaux wasn’t done. She kicks the leg out from under Alexa to knock her disk onto the turnbuckle. Bordeaux hooks the neck and drops Bliss from the top with a neckbreaker. Scarlett crawls into the pin. One...two...thr—Alexa kicks out and Bordeaux lets out a roar of anger.
She taunts Bliss, yelling for her to stand. As she did, Scarlett looks for the spear and drops Bliss to the mat. Alexa rolls away into the ropes to avoid another pin, but that didn’t stop Scarlett from going after her. She tries to drag Alexa back into the ring, but is yanked forward with her neck hitting the ropes. Alexa charges in with a forearm to the face to rock Scarlett and follows up with the DDT. Bliss quickly goes to the top, looking for the Twisted Bliss yet again, but Bordeaux gets the knees up. The champion hurriedly transitions into a triangle chokehold, squeezing her throat without mercy until Alexa taps.
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Then, of course, those with stars all got frightfully mad.
Bordeaux was awarded the victory, but didn’t waste time snatching up a microphone. She directed her gaze to the stage with a smile on her lips that suggested nothing short of malice was on her mind. Her tone confirmed it as she spoke, hand curled into a fist as she clutched the championship with a vice grip. “And there you have it! Scarlett-fucking-Bordeaux is victorious once again, but that’s not enough. Is it? It’s never is because you people so badly want to believe that a woman this damn sexy surely only got by in just looks. Yet the proof is in the pudding.” Bordeaux kicks Alexa’s out of the ring and rolls her eyes. “This right here is proof that I am capable and I’ll happily prove it again and again and again against Sami... Tyler... or Jackal.”
Speaking of the devil, Callihan made his appearance with a mic in hand and shrugs. “I kicked your ass already, princess. If that title had been on the line, you would’ve been screwed. You might wanna quit acting like you’re untouchable because as disgusting as you are to look at, let alone touch, I promise you I’d wrong that skinny neck of yours in a heartbeat to get back MY title.”
“Your title?” Tyler says as he makes his appearance. “Funny you should say that because as the greatest champion that PCW has ever had, I’d like to think my name still carries a lot more weight than yours.”
“The fuck does that have to do with anything, pissant?!” Sami roars as he gets in Tyler’s face.
“It means you move aside and let the better man stake his claim. Don’t think for a second you can just walk in here after going through some identity crisis and claim to be first in line, freak. I know damn well between you, Jackal, and myself—I’m the only one worth a damn and the only one who can bring back prestige to the title.”
“Bring back? Excuse the hell out of you,” Bordeaux booms from the ring. “I’ve made this championship better. Sexier, more sought after—I’m a better champion than you could ever dream of you knockoff Ken doll.”
“I know you did not just—“
“How about the both of you shut the hell up and listen because it seems like y’all are forgetting that it ain’t just the boys who looking to get a piece of Scarlett,” Ivelisse states as she walks out next to them. “Miss me, Scarlett? It wasn’t too long ago that I popped you and the AK-47 in the mouth, but somehow it’s you that is champion instead of me. Sounds like bullshit to me, but it’s all good because I know for a fact that I can whoop yo ass again and take that title from you. So don’t be worrying about the boys cause it’s me that really has your number.”
“Bring it on! I’ll take on every last one of you! Every. Single. One. Of. You.” Bordeaux spits on the mic and that was all she needed to say before Taya made her appearance. The blonde pushes through the challengers on the stage, fur from her faux coat flying off and causing some of them to sneeze as she passes by. She clears her throat and removes the bedazzled shades from her eyes. They lit up with an exciting glow and she smiles.
“I’m sooooo glad you said that because I have an idea. I was going to wait until we had definite challengers with ten points, but I just can’t contain myself!”
Taya points to the titantron excitedly and squeals. “At Sweeneymania? The PCW Championship will be defended in a first-ever Ultimate X Elimination Chamber.” The crowd murmurs in confusion and Scarlett raises a brow.
“A what?”
“Ok, I know it sounds weird, so... Quaaaaack!” The tron lights up with the image of the six-chambered arena, but the title hangs above it with crossed ropes in an X formation. “This combines two of the most exciting matches to ever be created into one. You will be released from the chamber like a regular chamber match, but you don’t win with just eliminations. You have to actually grab the title from high above. All six of you can be in the chamber at once, but only two will be able to grab that belt because once you’re out? Nobody touches that title until it’s down to two participants. Like I said...crazy, but I love that kind of stuff!”
Taya looks between the challengers and Scarlett before laughing. “So you will take on five other opponents, my darling champion! As for who? Well, Jackal is the only one with the right points...so at least you have your first challenger down. The next four will come as the first group of people reach ten points. I get the feeling the group standing behind me is just inches away from doing just that, so Scarlett? Good luck to you cause giiiiirl...you will need it.”
Next Weekly Show:
Phase Eighty-Five: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
To be wearing a star now was frightfully bad.
Kenny Omega watched the show from behind, about to step into the ring and join in the festivities that Sami, Tyler, Ivelisse, Jackal and Scarlett were enjoying, but a sudden noise distracted him, forcing him to turn around.
"I imagine you want to get your hands on that championship. Somehow I expected you to be more interesting than that. Mainly because of all the times you've turned the tide, all the times you've messed with a perfectly good timeline."
Loren Armitage was standing behind The Cleaner when he turned, leaning against a wall, visor on, red jacket closed. Kenny opened his mouth and put his hands on his waist, but Loren took a step forward.
"'Who the fuck are you?!' Right? Yeah. I got it right. You're just as creative as the rest of the world. Congratulations, the fact that you don't know who I am, reflects a lot more on your ignorance than it does my relevance. Now... Where was I?... Ah, yes. The timeline."
Loren stood a couple of steps away from Kenny, looking slightly up at him to make eye contact.
"I already have a path set for this particular incarnation of this dimension, Kenny. And you're absolutely in the way. You can take your little friend Hendry out, focus on small fish like those. You don't figure in the bigger picture. Otherwise, I'll have to do some editing on you... And you don't want that."
"Be a good boy and focus on the unimportant side of PCW, would you?" Loren tilted his head and took a step back, smiling and blowing Kenny a kiss. He started to walk away, adjusting his coordinates on his watch.
"So... I guess I can focus on you instead."
The martian tried to respond, pure ire in his eyes, but the coordinates were in and he was beamed before he could, leaving a grinning Omega alone in the hallway.